The UC Santa Barbara Library has developed the DtM cataloging tool, which provides availability of MARC records for most of the 78rpm discs documented in the Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR). The tool was created with funding from the Packard Humanities Institute, which funds DAHR. 78 rpm discs in libraries and archives are under-described and many of the largest collections are still only partially cataloged. The DtM tool will help libraries catalog many items in their collections even if the cataloger doesn’t have particular expertise in the format. We will discuss background, scope, and the development of the tool; the presentation will also include details pertinent to cataloging workflow and a demo.​

Jennifer Vaughn, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; David Seubert, University of California, Santa Barbara

10:55am, 20 minutes

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2019 MLA Conference in St. Louis

About MLA

The Music Library Association is the professional association for music libraries and librarianship in the United States. Founded in 1931, it has an international membership of librarians, musicians, scholars, educators, and members of the book and music trades. Complementing the Association’s national and international activities are eleven regional chapters that carry out its programs on the local level.